Add support for "keyboard" input over the serial port.

[pintos-anon] / src / utils / README

diff --git a/src/utils/README b/src/utils/README
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--- a/src/utils/README
+++ b/src/utils/README
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-If your version of Perl predates 5.8.0, then you will need to compile
-setitimer-helper (with `make') and install it in PATH, if you want the
-"pintos" script's timeout support (with -T) to properly limit the
-child's CPU time.  Otherwise, it is unneeded.
+If you want to be able to give input to Pintos running in Bochs
+through a terminal (as opposed to a VGA console window), you will need
+to compile squish-pty (with `make') and install it in PATH.
+Otherwise, squish-pty is unneeded.
+
+If your version of Perl predates 5.8.0 and you want the "pintos"
+script's timeout support (with -T) to properly limit the child's CPU
+time, then you will need to compile setitimer-helper (with `make') and
+install it in PATH.  Otherwise, setitimer-helper is unneeded.
 
 - Ben